IFLA Makes Global Progress on Big
IssuesThe International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has announced that it has
created and approved a set of Licensing Principles, which, according to
the organization, should prevail in the contractual relationship and written
contracts between libraries and information providers. Topics that have
been addressed in these principles include the law, access, usage and users,
and pricing. The full text of the IFLA Licensing Principles is available
at http://www.ifla.org/V/ebpb/copy.htm.

In a separate news release,
IFLA announced that its professional board has approved a new set of principles
and guidelines for International Lending and Document Delivery. Topics
include national responsibility, development of national lending systems,
policy, and copyright. The principles are available to view at http://www.ifla.org/VI/2/p3/ildd.htm.

Swets Blackwell Offers Document DeliverySwets Blackwell has announced
that it has launched the functionality for document delivery via SwetsnetNavigator,
its electronic journal service. Document delivery is now available from
such document suppliers as Infotrieve, The British Library, and CISTI.

Document delivery in SwetsnetNavigator
allows users to order the hard copy version (and soft copy, if available)
of articles through the numerous document suppliers. Account administrators
are given controls such as being able to select one or more of these suppliers,
as well as enabling the document delivery option on a user, department,
or account level. Also, Swets says it can guarantee that users do not order
articles for which they currently have full-text access in SwetsnetNavigator.

Scholastic Launches New MyLibrary ServiceScholastic, Inc. has announced
MyLibrary, which the company says will help school librarians better meet
the reading needs of students. MyLibrary analyzes school libraries that
want to purchase books and software for Scholastic Reading Counts!, the
reading motivation and management system for grades K-12.

MyLibrary electronically
matches a school library's automated records with the Scholastic Reading
Counts! database of titles. First, users export their records from their
automation system to show the books they have in their library. They can
also export records out of their system to show the quizzes they own. Users
then send the disk or CD-ROM to Scholastic for analysis and receive electronic
spreadsheet reports, which allow librarians to examine their collection
by reading level, author, and title to determine how well it matches the
needs and interests of students. The reports also show which titles are
currently covered by school-owned Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes.

MyLibrary is available on
a per-use basis. The service is available for current customers as well
as for new ones who want to use MyLibrary to plan their initial purchases.
The one-time usage price is $99.

Bio-Rad Releases New HaveItAll OptionsBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Informatics Division has announced the release of HaveItAll NMR. According
to the announcement, this new product offers spectroscopists and other
analytical chemists a reliable source of NMR data of over 140,000 13C and
12,000 1H spectra they can use as a reference in the first, fully integrated
environment for NMR.

The HaveItAll NMR database
works within and includes Bio-Rad's new KnowItAll Analytical System. With
the combined power of these two products, researchers can have all of their
data in one place, make predictions, search, access reference spectra,
build databases with assignments, and cross-reference NMR data with other
analytical techniques. They can also generate high-quality reports.

In a separate announcement,
Bio-Rad introduced annual subscription-based pricing for its HaveItAll
IR spectral database collection. HaveItAll IR allows researchers to import
their own data and search against the reference database as well as their
own databases. Searches can be based on spectrum, peak, name, structure,
substructure, and property fields, such as manufacturer, technique, boiling
point, etc. The HaveItAll IR Subscription also includes tools for IR functional
group analysis, spectral processing, and comprehensive structure drawing
and publishing.

Dialog Has Updated Several of Its ProductsRecently The Dialog Corporation
has made several announcements regarding its products and services.

First, it has announced
enhancements to its Profound online information service. According to the
company, the product now offers faster performance via an AltaVista-powered
search engine, enhanced usability and features, additional content and
publishers, and standardized worldwide pricing. The new release features
improvements to Profound's navigation, search input, and search output
review capabilities. It also features table-of-content pricing, which allows
users to monitor and control their spending more effectively.

Dialog has also announced
the release of Dialog1, a streamlined search product developed to offer
high-level content in an easy-to-use format. According to the company,
this user-friendly delivery system is designed for vertical markets. The
product facilitates a "question and answer" interaction between the user
and Dialog to retrieve content. Several modules are immediately available
for access, including intellectual property, pharmaceuticals, business
intelligence, marketing, and world news. The company expects to make available
energy, engineering, and biotech modules later this year.

In another news release,
Dialog reported that the full collection of Investext reports, complete
with images, is available as Adobe PDFs through DialogSelect and Profound.

In other news, the company
says that it will be working on new pricing initiatives during the next
2 years. Also, it eliminated fees for training effective May 1, 2001.

According to the announcement,
ALLDATA Online delivers engine-specific diagnostic and repair procedures,
electrical diagrams, periodic maintenance recommendations, technical service
bulletins and recalls (updated daily), and parts and labor information.
Standard browser features such as bookmarks and page histories make navigation
easy. When patrons log on, they can find information for their particular
make and model of vehicle, search by symptom, check on recalls, etc., and
get specific repair information such as part numbers, prices, where to
buy, how-to repair tips, diagrams, and more.

SIRS Adds New Features to Its DatabasesSIRS Mandarin, Inc. has
announced that it has added features to SIRS Government Reporter and SIRS
Researcher databases.

SIRS Government Reporter
has added a new unit entitled Peace and Prosperity 1953­1961 to its
National Archives Documents. Themes include American Popular Culture, the
Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War at Home and Abroad, the Korean Armistice,
and the Beginning of the United States' Involvement in Vietnam. Besides
documents and photos, each theme also includes an interpretive essay placing
the documents in context.

SIRS Researcher has added
relevant and timely images from Reuters photo archives to Today's News.
Now, researchers will not only be able to search the most current news
articles, but will have the added ability to view, enlarge, and download
current and newsworthy photographs accompanied by descriptive text. Today's
News can be accessed through "Additional Databases" on SIRS Knowledge Source.

ingenta Launches Two New Online Referencesingenta has announced that
it has partnered with the Nature Publishing Group to create two new scientific
e-communities, the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (http://www.els.net)
and the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (http://www.ency-astro.com).

The Encyclopedia of Life
Sciences (ELS), which took 4 years to develop, contains over 3,000 specially
commissioned, peer-reviewed articles from more than 5,000 scientists from
around the world. The site also contains 6,000 color illustrations, a glossary
of 5,000 terms, and tens of thousands of links to primary literature, news
articles, multimedia, and biological and educational resources on the Web.
ingenta says the site will be constantly revised and kept up-to-date, and
it offers advanced search capabilities.

The Encyclopedia of Astronomy
and Astrophysics (EAA), according to the announcement, is the most comprehensive
resource ever published on the topic. Written by 800 leaders in the field,
online viewers will have access to a number of features such as article
and picture of the week, research news, and reports ranging from current
solar activity to weather conditions in space.

Inmagic Adds InfoCart Consulting ProductInmagic, Inc.'s consulting
division has announced the release of its new consulting product, the InfoCart.
The InfoCart can be customized and incorporated into Inmagic's core DB/Text
WebPublisher products.

According to the head of
Inmagic's consulting division, InfoCart allows users to save the results
of a catalog search so that item references can be grouped and stored for
later retrieval. Individual selections can be processed as groups of items,
providing work-flow efficiencies for both end-users and library staff.

Inmagic has also recently
introduced an Email Request System, which allows users to request items
via e-mail directly from the online catalog.

LexisNexis Adds New Assistive Features,
Unveils 'Current Issues Universe' ProductLexisNexis has announced
that its information services are being enhanced with navigational tools
and orientation information to assist the visually impaired and other users
with disabilities, as now required by law for electronic information technology
procured by federal government agencies.

User interfaces are being
enhanced to work with several assistive technologies including the talking
browser Home Page Reader developed by IBM and the screen reader JAWS (Job
Access With Speech) from Freedom Scientific. These new features ensure
that LexisNexis' most popular information services sold to federal government
customers can be configured to comply with the final regulations of Section
508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended in 1998.

In a separate announcement,
LexisNexis introduced Current Issues Universe (CIU), a Web-based research
solution designed to provide students with access to documents offering
multiple perspectives on issues facing today's society.

CIU has its collection arranged
into a Current Issues List, a growing collection of more than 2,000 questions
focused on key areas of interest and controversy. Questions are arranged
by subject category. Each question in the Current Issues List directs students
to relevant, full-text source documents, including gray literature resources.
Students can also search for relevant editorials, newspaper articles, and
public opinion polls from additional LexisNexis databases. New documents
are added to CIU every 2 weeks, and issues are updated based on current
events.

Data Downlink Changes Its Corporate
Name, Offers New Service for Company InfoData Downlink Corp., a
privately held global provider of business and financial information, has
announced the change of its corporate name and brand identity to Alacra,
Inc. The company's portfolio of service offerings, which includes the business
search engine Portal B and the premium database service .xls, were to be
packaged as Alacra and available to users under that name beginning in
July.

The company also has announced
a new service called Alacra Book, a Web-based publishing platform that
collects data and packages business information from multiple sources into
a single Adobe PDF document. The new service is intended for use by investment
banks, law firms, consultancies, and other corporations in the daily preparation
of Public Information Books (PIBs) and other presentations. Accessible
via the Internet or a corporate intranet, the company claims that Alacra
Book reduces this critical compilation task from hours to 10 minutes.

Factiva Redefines Enterprise InformationFactiva has announced the
launch of Factiva.com, a Web-based news and business information service.
Factiva.com will replace Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing,
and will deliver the content sets from these two existing products to provide
a universally indexed, global content collection of nearly 8,000 sources
in 22 languages from 118 countries.

Factiva's global content
collection includes Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires, The Wall Street
Journal, the Financial Times, South China Morning Post,
Reuters Pictures, and industry and trade publications, plus more than 7,500
business-oriented sites. Factiva Intelligent Indexing categorizes all of
this information with industry, news topic, and geographic codes plus more
than 300,000 company codes.

According to the company,
the design of Factiva.com allows users to customize the display and functionality
of their search screens, and gives them access to every product feature
from almost every interface point in two keystrokes or less. News-tracking
folders enable users to monitor industries, customers, competitors, or
specific topics of interest and receive that news via e-mail. Users may
also personalize the product by building news pages to meet their specific
business information needs. Administrators can control how information
is used and distributed within the enterprise with customized group news
pages.

Ovid's Acquisition of SilverPlatter
CompleteOvid Technologies has announced
that its acquisition of SilverPlatter Information, Inc. was complete as
of June 14. According to the announcement, efforts to integrate SilverPlatter
into Ovid Technologies were to begin immediately.

With this acquisition, Ovid
says it hopes the companies will complement each other's market strengths
and positions.

Luna Creates New Partnerships that
Enable Users to Access Digital CollectionsLuna Imaging, Inc. and
Ex Libris have announced a cooperative agreement that provides an integrated
approach for cataloging, accessing, and enhancing the viewing experience
and use of both images and data in library collections.

In the first demonstration
of the compatibility of Luna's Insight software with library management
systems, at the Cultural Heritage Collaboration in the Digital Age conference,
a group of historic maps was integrated into Ex Libris' DigiTool software.
Attendees were able to use DigiTool to access thumbnail images and data,
while those seeking high-resolution images in the collection were discreetly
transferred into the Insight user workspace to zoom, pan, and conduct side-by-side
comparisons.

In a separate press release,
the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and Luna announced the use of Luna's
Insight software to enhance online use of the RLG-distributed AMICO Library.
The AMICO Library is an online repository of art from the Art Museum Image
Consortium (AMICO) that contains multimedia documentation of works in leading
museums. Using Luna's Insight software, RLG will make the new, enlarged
edition of the AMICO Library, which comprises over 77,000 works of art,
available for subscription worldwide in the 2001­2002 academic year.

Gale Creates Partnerships, Gains New
ServicesGale Group has announced
it has formed a partnership with ingenta that will integrate ingenta's
4,500 scholarly and academic e-journals within Gale's InfoTrac Web. Later
this year, people who search InfoTrac Web periodical databases will be
able to seamlessly check the ingenta service for articles matching their
searches. Subscribers hosted by ingenta will automatically be linked to
the full-text content from their searches.

According to the announcement,
this partnership is one of a series of steps by Gale to interlink its databases
within the larger Web and library environments. Other moves include support
of the OpenURL standard to allow searchers to scan SFX-compliant databases
without leaving InfoTrac Web. Additionally, Gale has launched MARC records
with InfoMarks, which will allow OPAC searchers to hotlink to relevant
information within InfoTrac Web, and also a Web-based-links-to-holdings
feature to search library holdings from InfoTrac Web.

In a separate news release,
Gale and Ancestry.com announced they are joining forces on a new online
genealogy service for libraries. AncestryPlus will integrate Ancestry.com's
information resources, including more than 10 million images of the U.S.
Federal Census forms, with Gale's genealogical references in a simple Web
interface.

Ancestry.com is a consumer
online service containing records on more than 1 billion names. In addition
to its store of the entire U.S. Federal Census forms from 1790­1920,
Ancestry.com also provides information from vital, church, military, and
court and probate records.

Infotrieve Redesigns Its Site with
FeaturesInfotrieve, Inc. has announced
enhancements to its article and document retrieval Web site (http://www.infotrieve.com).
The site now provides access to more content, customizable searching, topic
alerts, user-management tools, and a streamlined transaction process.

For example, one click takes
users to the e-CONTENT collection, and the MEDLINE database is available
in updated form on the site. Complementing MEDLINE is PREMED, a database
of MEDLINE articles that are in the final peer-review stage.

An improved Table of Contents
(TOC) Browser enhances the company's pay-per-article service. The Collaboration
Tool, an advanced search engine, lets users share search parameters, specifying
article category, publication, or topic. This allows research teams to
work together regardless of location or time zone. The site also provides
configurable search alerts that automatically scan all available databases
and send an SDI (selective dissemination of information) alert to the user
when a new content entry matches a search profile.

In several other news releases,
Infotrieve announced that several companies have agreed to establish access
to Infotrieve's document delivery services via deep links from inside their
search interfaces. These companies include SilverPlatter Information, Inc.;
EBSCO Publishing; H.W. Wilson; Ex Libris; and Swets Blackwell.

LexisNexis Creates New Brand and Logo,
Introduces New Solution for the EnterpriseIn a move that unifies
its legal and information resources under a single brand, Reed Elsevier's
legal division has announced the launch of LexisNexis as a brand to encompass
its worldwide legal operations and products. Effective immediately, LexisNexis
represents the Reed Elsevier PLC legal and information operations in 21
countries and all of its legal and information products marketed worldwide.

In a separate announcement,
LexisNexis introduced Customized eSolutions, which offers an integrated
approach to the information needs of corporations and government agencies.
The service-based approach, according to the company, includes consultation
and customized content integrated with personalized tools, training, and
support.

LexisNexis Customized eSolutions
are personalized to the customer on two levels. First, customers decide
exactly what type of content applies to their strategic interests. Second,
LexisNexis consultants deliver the content through an existing infrastructure
without requiring major changes to a customer's intranet, extranet, or
portal. Each desktop can then be personalized with content from LexisNexis
databases and coupled with a suite of tools to integrate this information.

Free, Web-Based Library System AvailableThe Technology Resource
Foundation has announced OpenBook, a free, Web-based integrated library
system that offers flexible, sophisticated automation to small to mid-sized
public or school libraries.

OpenBook uses open source
code to offer a low-cost, simple-to-use system that is rich in features.
The current technical beta version includes complex searching capabilities,
a full bibliographic record with external resource linking as defined in
MARC21, and a cataloging function that is MARC21-compatible. Some of the
system's benefits are low cost, Web-based cataloging, total capture and
retention of all MARC21 fields with custom configuration of cataloging
display fields, a multilingual interface, patron ability to access the
system from home, enhanced safety features, and a home page development
template.

According to the company,
in an upcoming release OpenBook will also include a full circulation module
and other features such as Z39.50 server and client capability to allow
for integration into a cooperative library system or community college
campus.

OpenBook was developed as
a modification of Koha, the first free open source library system created
in New Zealand by the Horowhenua Library Trust and Katipo Communications,
Ltd. The Technology Resource Foundation, which is funded by a startup grant
from the Waitt Family Foundation, develops and pilots model programs and
online resources to increase digital access to information in the poorest
communities.

Endeavor Announces Independent LinkingEndeavor Information Systems
has announced LinkFinderPlus, an independent, OpenURL-enabled linking
solution. LinkFinderPlus will allow comprehensive linking of all
library resources, regardless of the software or information vendor. Scheduled
to be available early next year, LinkFinderPlus will also work with
Endeavor's established Voyager integrated library management system and
the ENCompass digital organization, management, and discovery tool.

According to the announcment,
LinkFinderPlus functions with and complements other linking initiatives,
including the CrossRef collections of over 70 academic publishers. The
solution provides seamless access to all library information and relevant
services across platforms, journals, and publishers, including abstracts,
full text of print, links to Internet search engines, to online booksellers,
and to review information. Incorporating the Open Linking Technologies
from Elsevier Science and Endeavor, LinkFinderPlus features context-sensitive
linking, links from other OpenURL-enabled resources, dynamic creation and
validation of links, appropriate copy resolution to the article level,
and extended services to Internet search engines.

Swets Blackwell Launches SwetsWise,
Its New Subscription Management ServiceSwets Blackwell has announced
that its SwetsWise service is now live. SwetsWise is a system that enables
information professionals to consolidate and manage their subscriptions
via the Internet.

According to the announcement,
the product uses a simple and time efficient electronic procurement system
to offer quick access to account status and subscription logs, account
management options, and a comprehensive subscription renewal component.
SwetsWise is desktop-accessible, allowing both information managers and
subscribers to track any number of publications from the company's database.

In other news from Swets,
the company launched SFX functionality in SwetsnetNavigator. SFX technology
provides libraries with a fully interlinked environment in which heterogeneous
scholarly information resources are seamlessly linked via the OpenURL protocol.
By using the SFX functionality in SwetsnetNavigator, users can link to
other resources and arrive at the appropriate copy of the article.

Computers By Design Introduces CybraryNetComputers By Design, Inc.
has announced the release of CybraryNet, a wireless network solution designed
especially for use in libraries.

CybraryNet integrates into
a library's existing LAN or WAN, providing electronic resources to staff
and patrons anywhere within the library, without the need for computer
network cabling. Based on the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard,
it can provide wireless network access at speeds up to 11 Mbps.

For example, using CybraryNet
and notebook computers, librarians can set up temporary computer labs in
community rooms and meeting rooms, or they can set up temporary circulation
terminals for quick check out during peak times.

Using a CybraryNet hand-held
computer with built-in barcode scanner, staff members can perform inventory
functions, record in-house item use, or register and sign in patrons for
library events and programs. Librarians at the reference desk can use their
PCs to send out work requests to staff on the floor. For larger institutions,
a CybraryNet hand-held computer can be equipped with a GPS device to show
the location of a staff member within the stacks.

CSA Offers IGP's IT Case Studies DatabaseCambridge Scientific Abstracts
(CSA) has announced that the Information Technology Case Studies database
from Idea Group Publishing (IGP) is now available through its Internet
Database Service (IDS).

This collection of original
teaching cases describes information technology experiences in organizations
worldwide. Each case, provided in full on IDS, gives background information,
project description, current status of the case/project, and successes
and failures.

Information Technology Case
Studies provides abstracts of case studies dealing with a wide range of
issues in information technology. Each abstract in the database links to
the full text (in Adobe PDF) of each case study.

Idea Group Publishing is
an international publishing company specializing in information science,
technology, and management books, journals, and teaching cases.

epixtech, Syndetic Provide Enriched
Contentepixtech, Inc. has announced
that it has partnered with Syndetic Solutions, Inc. to deliver enriched
content though iPAC, epixtech's Web-based online catalog module.
According to the announcement, patrons will be able to view a wealth of
content information simply by clicking on iPAC icons: tables of
contents, reviews, synopses and annotations, author notes, cover art images,
and excerpts, as well as fiction and biography headings.

According to a representative
from the company, Syndetic's data elements can be added easily to a library's
MARC records, or they can be automatically linked to the catalog through
a remote access service.

Ovid to Enable Access to PsycARTICLESOvid Technologies has announced
that through a new licensing agreement with the American Psychological
Association (APA), the PsycARTICLES database of more than 25,000 articles
from leading psychology journals will be available through Journals@Ovid,
the fully searchable database of scientific, medical, and technical journals.

PsycARTICLES provides electronic
full text of articles from 42 journals published by APA and allied organizations,
and is a complement to APA's PsycINFO database. It includes a range of
authoritative, peer-reviewed journals covering basic scientific research
and applied, clinical, and theoretical studies in psychology.

Gale Adds New Content to Its DatabasesGale Group and the Modern
Language Association (MLA) have announced an agreement that will integrate
MLA's International Bibliography within Gale's Literature Resource Center.
Researchers will now be able to link electronically from the MLA bibliography
to the full text of articles.

According to the announcement,
the MLA International Bibliography is considered the premiere tool for
researchers in such areas as literature, folklore, language, and linguistics.
It contains more than 1.4 million citations dating back to 1963.

In a separate news release,
Gale reported that it has acquired the online rights to periodicals published
by the British Medical Association. Gale will provide online access to
such titles as Heart, British Journal of Sports Medicine,
Journal
of Medical Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
and more than 20 others.

R.R. Bowker and ISI Link Up Their ServicesR.R. Bowker has announced
that is has activated bidirectional links between ulrichsweb.com, its international
serials directory, and the ISI Journal Citation Reports on the Web (JCR
Web), a core journal evaluation tool. Available to mutual subscribers,
these links allow users to identify and assess serials in one streamlined
session.

Ulrich's profiles 250,000
academic journals, professional monographic series, electronic publications,
conference proceedings, newsletters, newspapers, and other serials. JCR
Web contains statistical data that provides quantitative measures for determining
the impact of peer-reviewed journals within categories or fields. It is
available in science and social science editions.

According to Bowker, while
both databases are of primary interest to librarians who identify and select
serials for subscription or cancellation, they are also useful to others
such as authors determining where to submit articles for publication, publishers
as benchmarks for editorial and marketing decisions, and researchers for
locating relevant material.

WilsonWeb Links to Academic Press ContentH.W. Wilson has announced
a database-linking agreement with science publisher Academic Press, which
will provide WilsonWeb database users with the full text of articles from
select Academic Press journals.

A few of the journals that
are included are Animal Behaviour, Developmental Biology,
Experimental
Cell Research, Journal of Adolescence,
Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, The International Information & Library Review,
and Virology. H.W. Wilson's WilsonWeb service includes more than
50 reference databases.

Whether you're looking for
tips on securing applications, networks, Web sites, specific computers,
or the data stored on any of these systems, ITtoolbox Security offers IT
professionals a place to meet, collaborate, and find information regarding
any security issue, the company reports.

As with all the other portals
in the ITtoolbox network, ITtoolbox Security is free. The portal offers
focused discussion groups; a comprehensive vendor solutions directory;
daily industry news; a documents section featuring peer publishing, industry
articles, vendor white papers, and downloads; and a job listing database.

Free Pint Now Lists Information-Related
JobsFree Pint, the Internet
community for information researchers, has added job listings to its collection
of free resources. According to the announcement, Free Pint Jobs, at http://www.freepint.com/jobs,
is the only job board specifically designed for the information researcher
community.

Features include keyword
searching by country, region, sector, duration, and salary, and weekly
e-mail alerts of jobs that match their profiles. Features for job advertisers
include free listings and a paid option to have listings highlighted.

Free Pint reports that during
a trial announced at the Free Pint Bar, the community's online research
forum, Free Pint Jobs logged over 10,000 searches in the first 2 days.

ATLA, ATS Head Digital Resources InitiativeWith the help of a grant
from the Henry Luce Foundation, the American Theological Library Association
(ATLA) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) have initiated
the ATLA Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI). This initiative,
according to the announcement, will establish a freely available, Web-searchable,
central repository of digital resources contributed by participating libraries,
and will provide links to related free-standing projects, available at
no charge to the public.

Member institutions and
consortia of ATLA and ATS were to submit proposals for digital projects
until the beginning of this month.

Veicon Announces Its V-Link cLife SolutionVeicon Technology, Inc.
has announced that its V-Link thin client solution for Internet and e-mail
can now be extended librarywide because it now employs Kerberos secret-key
cryptography. By integrating Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Kerberos
encryption software into its new V-Link cLife solution, the company now
provides client/server identification across insecure networks, which prevents
unauthorized access to information at controlled Web sites.

Veicon's V-Link terminals
run Microsoft's thin client Windows environment, providing users with a
familiar interface and popular software such as Internet browsers, many
e-mail clients, and optional MS Office tools, as well as local and network
printing.

V-Link terminals employ
Veicon's software technology, which, according to the announcement, provides
unmatched file system protection, remote administration, and both user
and system security. Veicon provides complete support, including installation
and maintenance, for the V-Link Internet access devices and associated
network equipment.

MacPopUp Messenger Built for WindowsKanex Group, Inc. has announced
MacPopUp 2.5. MacPopUp allows Windows users to exchange instant messages
with other users on any local area network. It also works with UNIX and
Mac computers.

With its new features, users
can now broadcast messages to multiple users or multiple workgroups, be
members of multiple workgroups, select a recipient from a pull-down menu,
print messages, and send messages faster.

MacPopUp also features text-to-speech
so that MacPopUp can be left working in the background and all incoming
messages can be listened to while the user continues to work. MacPopUp
also utilizes Speech Recognition software and accepts more than 25 speech
commands.

To download and install
the 30-day trial version, go to http://www.macpopup.com/download.html.
Pricing starts at $10 per copy with deep discounts for site licenses and
educational institutions.

Keep Your 'Mice' Clean with HappyMouseAn Oklahoma man has invented
a low-tech solution for keeping "mice" clean. The HappyMouse mouse cleaner
is a plastic tool designed especially to help you remove the sometimes-stubborn
ring on the bottom of the computer mouse, and then, using the opposite
end of the tool, scrape the accumulated "gook" off the rollers inside the
mouse. The tool helps mice from becoming jerky and erratic to use.

eSniff Offers Different Approach to
FilteringeSniff, Inc., a developer
of plug-and-play hardware designed to end network abuse, has announced
the availability of the eSniff 1100 and its monitoring technology for use
in schools. Unlike blocking and filtering solutions, the eSniff device
sits passively on a computer network and does not restrict communication
or access to the Internet. Rather, eSniff uses advanced linguistic techniques
to analyze all network traffic (including Internet, intranet, e-mail, chat,
ftp, telnet, print jobs, and proprietary protocols), and then only identifies,
isolates, and stores the activity predefined by the school as inappropriate.

Any inappropriate activity
such as downloading pornographic material, viewing illegal drug or bomb-making
Web sites, or engaging in racist chat room dialogue is captured by the
eSniff 1100. Categories of abuse and sensitivity levels for each can be
tailored to the school's needs and culture.

eSniff strikes a balance
between students' right to access the Internet and educators' obligation to ensure its appropriate use.eSniff 1100 is a Linux-based hardware
device that runs on any 10BaseT or 100BaseT network.

Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition Runs FasterExecutive Software has
announced the release of Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition, which includes advances
that enable it to defragment even faster than its earlier version.

Diskeeper is a network defragmenter
that works quickly and efficiently. According to tests performed by National
Software Testing Laboratories, Inc., Diskeeper defragments a disk significantly
more thoroughly and from 300 percent to 500 percent faster than the disk
defragmenter included in the Windows 2000 operating system. Also, Diskeeper
uses only one-third of the memory and one-fifth of the CPU resources of
other defragmenters, Executive Software reports.

Diskeeper 6.0 Second Edition
can be purchased at http://www.diskeeper.com
or from many retailers. The estimated single license price for Diskeeper
6.0 Second Edition server version is $249 and $49 for workstation. Volume
licensing is available.

Quiver Expands Beta for Taxonomy PlatformQuiver, Inc., a provider
of categorization software for enterprise and online content, has announced
that the beta version of its QKS Classifier is publicly available for download.

QKS Classifier, which has
been in early beta testing with several development partners, is a hybrid
taxonomy platform that augments classification algorithms with a distributed
workflow environment. According to the announcement, this combination yields
a distinctively more accurate directory of enterprise content than purely
automated solutions.

The Quiver solution acknowledges
that technology is limited without the influence of human judgment and
contextual analysis. The company claims that Quiver ensures the quality
of a handcrafted taxonomy by providing a best-of-breed auto-categorization
engine that's tightly integrated with an intuitive directory management
tool set. As information managers work with QKS Classifier, the system
captures their input and integrates this new knowledge into the learning
algorithms for retraining.

Copernic.com Upgrades Its Data AggregatorCopernic.com has announced
it is launching a new version of its software solution, Copernic Aggregator,
a data management platform that aggregates and integrates diverse information
into a single location.

Version 1.5 of Copernic
Aggregator, according to the announcement, is the first of its kind to
achieve complete integration with the security model used by the Windows
NT and Windows 2000 operating systems. It provides access to secured databases
and information sources of all kinds: from the Internet, intranets, extranets,
and the invisible Web, as well as company databases.

The company reports that
Copernic Aggregator's rapid installation and seamless integration simplify
the administrator's task to completely modify the appearance of the interface.
Also, the administration tool included with the platform can be used to
configure automatic search queries and to create groups and user profiles,
thereby personalizing the experience of each user. All this is done using
a simple Web interface.

Convera Upgrades Security Features
with Version 6.9 of RetrievalWare Search SystemConvera has announced the
release of Convera RetrievalWare 6.9, the latest version of its high-performance
intelligent search-and-retrieval solution for indexing and searching a
wide range of distributed, text-based content. According to the announcement,
RetrievalWare 6.9 is the first search system to provide user- and document-level
security simultaneously across many enterprise groupware and document management
systems.

RetrievalWare 6.9 offers
cross-repository search so that a single user login can be authenticated
to perform a simultaneous search across multiple document repositories
using the access permissions granted by the native application. The search
results will contain only those items that each searcher is permitted to
view. Any changes to access permissions in any of the indexed repositories
are immediately picked up by RetrievalWare so that access is always up-to-date.

Other features in the new
version include enhanced Microsoft Exchange security, general availability
of specialized medical and pharmaceutical search aids, and updated platform
and third-party support (including Windows 2000, Sun Solaris 7 and 8, and
RedHat Linux 6.1).

Dialog Launches Chemical Reference
on DVDThe Dialog Corporation
has announced a new DVD title in collaboration with John Wiley & Sons,
called The Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, fourth edition.
It describes the theory and practice of chemical engineering, the industrial
production and uses of chemical materials, and basic subjects of chemistry.
According to the announcement, the title is commonly accepted as the standard
reference work on any chemical topic or industry.

The single DVD contains
the full text of the entire 27-volume hard-copy equivalent. A powerful
index (unique to the DVD edition and with almost 100,000 terms), advanced
search forms, and the facility to search for common chemical properties
complement the authoritative and comprehensive analysis.

Neal-Schuman Publishes New Guides on
Copyright, the Net, Electronic ClassroomsCopyright in Cyberspace:
Questions and Answers for Librarians (ISBN: 1-55570-410-7, $55), by
Gretchen McCord Hoffman, tells librarians what they need to know about
online copyright law and how it applies specifically to libraries. Topics
covered include fair use and other "pockets of protection," liability for
Web content, interlibrary loan and resource-sharing, downloading and printing
rights, hyperlinks, public display, and performance of audio/video on the
Internet. A look at recent legislation is included, along with a discussion
of trademark law and the use of words and symbols as logos, links, and
metatags.

Neal-Schuman Complete
Internet Companion for Librarians, second edition (ISBN: 1-55570-414-X,
$79.95, book and CD-ROM), by Allen C. Benson, covers library-related topics,
from Internet basics to digital library design, intranets, extranets, metadata,
computer security, information architecture, filters, copyright, operations,
domain name registration, Linux, e-books, and more. Of special interest
to all types of librarians, this edition introduces a CD-ROM with annotated
links to 500 sites on both traditional and new topics, such as copyright
guidelines, technical services resources, Web site development, information
architecture, and knowledge management.

Neal-Schuman Electronic
Classroom Handbook (ISBN: 1-55570-407-7, $75), by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe,
provides practical information and solutions for academic, public, school,
and special librarians who are responsible for designing and administering
instructional programs. See how to plan and manage all aspects of an electronic
learning environment from design and equipment to licensing, funding, teaching,
and evaluating. Topics include demonstration classrooms, space requirements,
storage, security, networks, workstations, and distance learning technologies.

Libraries Unlimited Spotlights the
InternetIn Issues for Libraries
and Information Science in the Internet Age (ISBN: 1-56308-805-3, $45),
author Bruce A. Shuman explores the challenges and possible solutions to
the issues of the Internet Age: Will libraries become extinct? Or will
they bridge the information gap? What about censorship, information overload,
and archiving?

Shuman's take on the Internet
is one of an ever-evolving beast. As he progresses through six chapters,
Shuman takes the reader from mastering the nature of the beast (including
a discussion of online searching pitfalls and other more general hazards)
to the intricacies of Internet ethics. According to the announcement, Shuman
leaves you better able to manage the endless flow of information and misinformation
online, thereby improving service to patrons.

TLC/CARL Enhances YouSeeMore ProductThe Library Corporation
(TLC) and CARL Corp. have announced that they have engineered enhancements
to the YouSeeMore product.

The latest version of YouSeeMore
permits patrons visiting their library's Web site to create their own,
interactive library Web pages "streamed" with a broad range of individualized
content, including news, weather, and personal library account information.
Patrons may view their accounts; input their preferences for books, tapes,
music, and CDs and receive alerts when items of interest are added to the
collection; and search the public access catalog from within this personal
site.

In a separate announcement,
TLC/CARL said that they have included weather reports from AccuWeather
and more robust search capabilities from Muse Global. Muse (a Multi-protocol,
Universal Search Environment) taps other search engines for advanced searches
and comprehensive results. Patrons can explore multiple databases, regardless
of protocol, through a single gateway.

Ovid Brings Hand-Held Technology to
DoctorsOvid has announced Ovid@Hand,
developed along with Unbound Medicine, which will allow clinicians to order
database searches and to learn more about new journal articles directly
from a Palm Pilot, Handspring Visor, or other hand-held device.

With Ovid@Hand, clinicians
will be able to enter requests for specific information, articles, or searches
directly into their hand-held devices at any time. They can also review
the latest tables of contents from their preselected personal library of
medical journals. Whenever they sync their hand-held devices with their
computers, Ovid@Hand instantly fulfills the requests, including database
searches, access to full-text articles, and more. They can also use their
hand-held devices for point-of-care information about drugs, drug interactions,
and other medical topics.

Follett Updates Its Bilingual FunctionalityFollett Software Co. has
announced that it has updated its WebCollection Plus software, which allows
students to search information resources electronically in English, Spanish,
or French, making it easier for schools to teach in multiple languages.

The latest version of WebCollection
Plus gives schools the option of an English/Spanish or an English/French
search interface. Users may switch easily between language interfaces.
Students simply enter a search term in Spanish or French, and related records
will appear (in the same language in which they are cataloged). Spanish
and French help screens are also available.

WebCollection Plus enables
students to search library collections from any location, 24 hours a day,
by making them available via the Internet or intranet. Besides searching
by title, author, subject, keyword, call number, series, and Boolean term,
WebCollection Plus also features interlibrary loan and hold requests 24
hours a day; item availability check; custom bibliography creation; and
searches based on Accelerated Reader, Reading Counts!, and Lexile Measures.